Wow, the FCC has really let the cat out of the bag this time. Apparently, startling new hardware was not the only surprise intended for the new Clié TH55. Sony has been hard at work whipping up some software delights, too, but since the company included the user's manual with its FCC paperwork we can all get a glimpse right now of what is to come. Reggie, from CliéSource, has compiled a list of new features, both hardware and software, from the user's manual. There's a new integration of all the PIM apps into a single, united PIM suite; a new shortcut bar on the launcher screen; an oddly-placed jog-dial (it's on the back of the handheld, right above the camera), which now includes two buttons; and more. Read all about it, and see some pictures from the manual, as CliéSource submits its “Clié TH55 Initial Thoughts.”

Sites like palminfocenter and infosyncworld just lift news (including pics) without giving credit. If you want to complain about “news theft”, better to spend energy there than here.

– by A Strangis

Why are you still here?(1:58pm EST Mon Jan 19 2004)I've never understood why people who moan, bitch, and gripe about Geek.com still insist upon reading and posting. If better places exist, why don't you read the news there and vacate this site? Better yet, start your own tech-oriented news site. To do otherwise is to waste your own time on something you see as meaningless. – by VoR

For goodness sake…(3:17pm EST Mon Jan 19 2004)…ever thought that maybe the VERY LATEST TECH NEWS can wait a day? It's not going to change your life if you know about it a day sooner when something is lord knows how long away from release. You may press refresh every second, but most of the world doesn't. And frankly, geek.com have largely different content to most and so fill in a niche quite nicely. Stop whining. who cares how pa1mOne is spelt. I sure don't. Compare that to the gaffes that more traditional news sources make. – by give_it_up_already

Because(6:47pm EST Mon Jan 19 2004)You wrote:

” Why are you still here? (1:58pm EST Mon Jan 19 2004)I've never understood why people who moan, bitch, and gripe about Geek.com still insist upon reading and posting. If better places exist, why don't you read the news there and vacate this site? Better yet, start your own tech-oriented news site. To do otherwise is to waste your own time on something you see as meaningless. – by VoR “

This site used to be the premier site and deserved the name geek.com. But Thomas has let it dwindle. I would like the owner of the site to get rid of him and restore the site to what it was. How long have you used this site VoR, not more than a couple years I would guess. So you lack the resentment we are all expressing.

– by Educate yourself VoR

the point is…(3:33am EST Tue Jan 20 2004)Geek.com is mostly not about being “proffesional” but about having fun and sharing thoughts. That's why I like this site and why I keep visiting. You want proffesional? Go to Cnet. – by lkluj

GuRuGeEk(11:16pm EST Tue Jan 20 2004)Oh how lovely!! I work for Sony and you can just add this model to the others that I get to support on a day by day basis. Please, RTFM first though. Sony doesn't provide user trainning over the phone. I'd still go with the UX50 !! Happy sync'ing – by SonyGeek